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TIL that people of Asian descent tend to have more severe obstructive sleep apnea than Caucasians of similar age and BMI. Differences in facial bone structure appear to be the reason why Asians have a higher risk for OSA.

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8apVG TIL The beat "Shave and a haircut" used when knocking on doors is highly offensive in Mexico, as it is commonly used to stand in for the rhythmically similar vulgar phrase "chinga tu madre, cabrón" (English: "F*** your mother, asshole!")
bda4 TIL: A company in Hong Kong once attempted to release a version of Tamagotchi where you would take care of gang member, instead of feeding and playing with him, you’d make him smoke, drink alcohol, and enter knife fights.
4kgAw TIL that If you do not want to your child to be spanked at school in Texas, you have to explicitly say it in writing.
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